Doane Bryan Seeley

Doane Bryan Seeley, age 55, of Effort, passed away suddenly on July 16 at his home.

Doane was the loving husband of Linda (Lessman) Seeley. They celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary on March 12th.

He was born in Ada, Mich., on April 2, 1958, the son of Darold Seeley of Colorado and the late Dolores (Collins) Seeley.

Doane was self-employed having owned and operated D&L Construction and Excavating in Effort for 10 years.

His passion was flying model aircraft, and he was a member of the Farview Flyers Club in Hamburg, The Academy of Model Aeronautics and a former member of the West End Wings.

We have been blessed with the presence of Doane in our lives. He will be deeply missed by his loving wife, Linda, at home; his father, Darold of Colorado; his mother-in-law, Geraldine Clark of Gilbert; three stepchildren, Dana Hull Fishon and her husband, Frank, of Bushkill, Marine Cpl. Frank Charles Hull Jr. of East Stroudsburg and Leah Nicole Hull of Effort; four stepgrandchildren, Andrew, Breanna, Shayna and Tyler. He is also survived by two sisters, Darlene Seeley and her fiancée, Arthur Clark, and Denise Seeley Finnerty and her husband, Bob, all of Colorado; two brothers, Douglas Seeley and his wife, Dawn, of Tennessee, and David Seeley and his fiancée, Marie "Giget" LoManto, of Colorado.

He also leaves behind his yellow lab, Dannie Rose, who followed him everywhere.